Superheroes, hyper-intelligent apes and something new from Christopher Nolan. 2014 looks like a banner year for sci-fi and geek flicks. This guide will help you adjust your calendar.

The LEGO Movie

The LEGO Movie

Release Date: February 7

For a feature-length advertisement, this at least looks like a fun one.

Directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord made one of the zippiest and antic animated films in recent years with Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, then followed up with some unexpected hilarity in 21 Jump Street. We expect equal parts visual creativity and quality yuks with this stop-motion-style, kid-friendly adventure film set inside the world of LEGO. And it won't be until 2015 that we get another live-action film from DC Comics, so this will have to tide us over. The LEGO Movie features Will Arnett as the voice of Batman, Jonah Hill as the Green Lantern, Channing Tatum as Superman, and Colbie Smulders as the voice of Wonder Woman. Oh, and Abraham Lincoln in a flying chair.

RoboCop

RoboCop

Release Date: February 12

We're keeping an open mind about this one. Paul Verhoeven's 1987 satire still works fine, but the Hollywood beast demands IPs with name recognition. Will this remake starring The Killing's Joel Kinnaman match the edgy violence and next-level gadgetry of the original? Is having Michael Keaton in the cast enough of a saving grace?

This is the first English-language film from director Jose Padilha, whose Brazilian cop films Elite Squad and Elite Squad 2 had some remarkable action sequences. Here's hoping he can bring that energy to the corrupt corners of Detroit's not-too-distant future.